tumhaare baad jo bikhre to ku-ba-ku hue hum
phir is ke baad kahin apne ru-ba-ru hue hum

tamam umr hawa ki tarah guzari hai
agar hue bhi kahin to kabhu kabhu hue hum

yun gard-e-rah bane ishq mein simat na sake
phir aasaman hue aur chaar-su hue hum

rahi hamesha darida qaba-e-jism tamam
kabhi na dast-e-hunar-mand se rafu hue hum

khud apne hone ka har ek nishan mita dala
'shanas' phir kahin mauzu-e-guftugu hue hum